UN peacekeepers warn Israel operations near their position 'extremely dangerous'

United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) in Lebanon's war-ravaged south warned on Sunday that Israel's operations near one of their positions were dangerous and compromised their safety.

"UNIFIL is deeply concerned by recent activities by the Israeli army immediately adjacent to the Mission's position 6-52, southeast of Maroun el-Ras... inside Lebanese territory," the mission said in a statement on X. 

"This is an extremely dangerous development. It is unacceptable to compromise the safety of UN peacekeepers carrying out their Security Council-mandated tasks," it added.

AFP